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>Date: Thu, 22 May 97 14:55:23 PDT
>Subject: film festival
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>The second annual lo-con.com festival of shorts is seeking submissions. The
>films will be shown in Los Angeles at five competition screenings over
>three days, Sept. 26-28, 1997. Please check out our web site at
>http://lo-con.com or call 310/888-3522 for details.
>
>Here's our press release:
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: TAMMY GLOVER
> 310/888-3522
>
>SECOND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS SEEKS SUBMISSIONS
>
>Addressing an area of cinema that has been long overlooked, the second
>annual lo-con.com Festival of Short Films by independent filmmakers will
>take place in Los Angeles from September 26-28, 1997.
>
>The organizers of the event will select animated and digital shorts, as
>well as video and film shorts for the festival. The two hour program will
>consist of shorter shorts (under 15 minutes) and shorts (under 30 minutes).
> Category winners will be selected by the attendees of the Festival.
>
>The Festival was created by Castle Rock Entertainment#s Senior Vice
>President of Production, Jeffrey Stott; post supervisor/film editor Alan
>Bell; and Producer of New Media, Tammy Glover.
>
>+Last year#s festival confirmed that this kind of event is
>necessary-especially in Los Angeles. We#re the center of the film
>community and it seems a shame not to have a forum dedicated to short films,
>- Tammy Glover said. +There is a lot of talent out there.-
>
>Hughes-JVC are supplying BETA equipment to show the films. Film Finance
>and Cast and Crew are also official sponsors of the event.
>
>Stott, serving as Executive Producer on Rob Reiner#s Films Ghosts of
>Mississippi, The American President, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally,
>Misery, and The Princess Bride, has worked on all of Reiner#s films
>beginning with This is Spinal Tap.
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>Bell joined Castle Rock in 1991 and his editing credits include I Am Your
>Child and associate credits include The American President and Ghosts of
>Mississippi. He has produced and directed two shorts of his own, the most
>recent being The Honeymoon, which has been shown at various Festivals
>around the country.
>
>As Producer of New Media, Glover created three upcoming interactive titles
>for the company: The Interactive Guide to Othello, a title based on Hamlet
>and another centered on the Civil Rights Movement. She was the associate
>producer on Rob Reiner's I Am Your Child and is the associate producer of
>Puppies for Sale, a short film starring Jack Lemmon.
>
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Jeremy Butler
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